Black Feminist is a feature length documentary film surrounding the double edged sword of racial and gender oppression that black women face in America. This documentary is told through interviews from scholars, lecturers, writers, business owners, veterans, comedians and authors. In addition to information interv...

Black Feminist is a feature length documentary film surrounding the double edged sword of racial and gender oppression that black women face in America. This documentary is told through interviews from scholars, lecturers, writers, business owners, veterans, comedians and authors. In addition to information interviews, this documentary is narrated by our storybook character LaToya Johnson, played by Nadirah Lugg.

Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club that has transformed into an online community and literary festival, all celebrating voices that otherwise might not be heard. She talks with Jeffrey Brown about her original goal of making new friends, seeing herself in literature and creating communi...

Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club that has transformed into an online community and literary festival, all celebrating voices that otherwise might not be heard. She talks with Jeffrey Brown about her original goal of making new friends, seeing herself in literature and creating community through books in the age of social media.

What’s long been referred to as the “modest” fashion of Muslim women has grown into a major industry generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The first U.S. museum exhibit highlighting Islamic culture within the context of fashion opened in San Francisco’s de Young museum in 2018. Jeffrey Brown...

What’s long been referred to as the “modest” fashion of Muslim women has grown into a major industry generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The first U.S. museum exhibit highlighting Islamic culture within the context of fashion opened in San Francisco’s de Young museum in 2018. Jeffrey Brown reports on why fashion that has previously been ignored is now gaining new attention.

Nov.16 -- Roxane Gay, a New York Times best selling author for her 2014 essay collection "Bad Feminist," faced repeated rejection throughout her early years as a writer. Pushing through that rejection, and subsequently through societal barriers, her work has since been published far and wide. Along with Yona Harve...

Nov.16 -- Roxane Gay, a New York Times best selling author for her 2014 essay collection "Bad Feminist," faced repeated rejection throughout her early years as a writer. Pushing through that rejection, and subsequently through societal barriers, her work has since been published far and wide. Along with Yona Harvey, she was the first black female writer to lead a Marvel comic, World of Wakanda. (Video by Jed Rosenberg, David Nicholson and Christi...Nov.16 -- Roxane Gay, a New York Times best selling author for her 2014 essay collection "Bad Feminist," faced repeated rejection throughout her early years as a writer. Pushing through that rejection, and subsequently through societal barriers, her work has since been published far and wide. Along with Yona Harvey, she was the first black female writer to lead a Marvel comic, World of Wakanda. (Video by Jed Rosenberg, David Nicholson and Christian Capestany)
Show more
Show less

Crossing Spaces explores the role that higher education plays in transforming Micronesian women’s lives. Each woman featured is at a different phase of her educational journey: Marshallese college freshman Chimako Anitok dreams of future financial security for her family; 40-year-old Nannette Fritz, a single mot...

Crossing Spaces explores the role that higher education plays in transforming Micronesian women’s lives. Each woman featured is at a different phase of her educational journey: Marshallese college freshman Chimako Anitok dreams of future financial security for her family; 40-year-old Nannette Fritz, a single mother of two young girls is attending Kapi’olani Community College (KCC); and 54-year-old Yoana Amond from Pohnpei — who recently com...Crossing Spaces explores the role that higher education plays in transforming Micronesian women’s lives. Each woman featured is at a different phase of her educational journey: Marshallese college freshman Chimako Anitok dreams of future financial security for her family; 40-year-old Nannette Fritz, a single mother of two young girls is attending Kapi’olani Community College (KCC); and 54-year-old Yoana Amond from Pohnpei — who recently completed an Associate’s at KCC — is the matriarch of her family and the core of her community. Each character tells her personal story in her own words and provides a rare look into the lives of Micronesian women who live, work, and attend school on Hawai‘i while maintaining both intimate and strong connections to their Pacific Island homes some 3,000 miles away.
Show more
Show less

Filmed over five years, FREEDOM FIELDS follows three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade. Through the eyes of these accidental activists, we see the reality of a country in transition, where the person...

Filmed over five years, FREEDOM FIELDS follows three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade. Through the eyes of these accidental activists, we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love and aspirations collide with History. An intimate film about hope, struggle and sacrifice in a land where dreams see...Filmed over five years, FREEDOM FIELDS follows three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade. Through the eyes of these accidental activists, we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love and aspirations collide with History. An intimate film about hope, struggle and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. A love letter to sisterhood and the power of team.
Show more
Show less

produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2018), 9 secs

Ayme Sinclair is a competitive sailor who wants women of all backgrounds to embrace her beloved sport. She sails with Sweet Caroline, a Connecticut-based team that’s half female and represents eight countries. Inspired by her exceptionally diverse crew, Ayme launched Sailing Noire: a collective Instagram account...

Ayme Sinclair is a competitive sailor who wants women of all backgrounds to embrace her beloved sport. She sails with Sweet Caroline, a Connecticut-based team that’s half female and represents eight countries. Inspired by her exceptionally diverse crew, Ayme launched Sailing Noire: a collective Instagram account that celebrates and promotes inclusivity on the high seas. Sailing Noire has connected Ayme to inspiring sailors around the world and...Ayme Sinclair is a competitive sailor who wants women of all backgrounds to embrace her beloved sport. She sails with Sweet Caroline, a Connecticut-based team that’s half female and represents eight countries. Inspired by her exceptionally diverse crew, Ayme launched Sailing Noire: a collective Instagram account that celebrates and promotes inclusivity on the high seas. Sailing Noire has connected Ayme to inspiring sailors around the world and most recently taken her to Kenya, where she helped create the country’s first all-female sailing team.
This video is from the Human Condition collection of Great Big Stories.
Show more
Show less

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battle discrimination from the...

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battle discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sp...In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battle discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.
“Rise of the Wahine” is the Winner of the Hawaii International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary, and is both rich in women’s history and inspiring for all who desire to transform the world around them. It is perfect for coaches to view with their teams, families to view together, high school/college classes, and for young men to grow in a deeper understanding in their hearts for the struggles of women and girls around them.
Above all, the film reveals how change-makers overcome injustice with wisdom, an innovative spirit, and without becoming victims to their circumstances.
Rise of the Wahine (pronounced, "wuh-hee-nay," Hawaiian for "woman"): Champions of Title IX" features Patsy Mink, Dr. Donnis Thompson, Dr. Bernice Sandler, Dave Shoji, and Gwendolyn Mink, and is narrated by Sarah Wayne Callies ("The Walking Dead," "Prison Break").
Show more
Show less

produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: CNN Newsource Sales, 2017), 1 min

When Aïna Coscollola began working with a group of teenage girls from Pakistan who had recently moved to Barcelona, she came up with a unique approach to tackling the self-confidence and language challenges that many of these young immigrants faced. She started an all-women’s cricket team. Cricket, the most pop...

When Aïna Coscollola began working with a group of teenage girls from Pakistan who had recently moved to Barcelona, she came up with a unique approach to tackling the self-confidence and language challenges that many of these young immigrants faced. She started an all-women’s cricket team. Cricket, the most popular sport in Pakistan, proved a unifying force for this community, helping the girls unearth a sense of identity, cooperation, and a n...When Aïna Coscollola began working with a group of teenage girls from Pakistan who had recently moved to Barcelona, she came up with a unique approach to tackling the self-confidence and language challenges that many of these young immigrants faced. She started an all-women’s cricket team. Cricket, the most popular sport in Pakistan, proved a unifying force for this community, helping the girls unearth a sense of identity, cooperation, and a newfound sense of self-esteem at school.
This video is from the Human Condition collection of Great Big Stories.
Show more
Show less